1 Fat Quarter of cotton fabric for the top of the pennants
1 Fat Quarter for the backing of the pennants
String. Length depends on the distance between pennants.
Colour matching thread
Simple sewing machine
Thread (white and matching colour)
Cutting mat
Rotary cutter
Ruler
Wonder clips or pins
Iron & ironing board or pressing mat
Scissors
Printer and printer paper
Seam allowance = 1/4″
Fpp templates
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Instructions
From the main fabric cut:
(7) 5″ × 1½” strips. Set them aside as these will be your hanging sleeves.
(2) 1¼” × 3¾” and (1) 1¼” × 3″ for the present pennant
(3) 1¼” × 3″ for the HO! pennant
First of all, print the FPP templates at home or take them to a copy shop to have them printed. Make sure that when printing them the option to print at real size or 100% scale is activated. Do not activate “fit to page”.
Print the desired templates. Tree and Present pennants are easier to make than Santa or Deer. I have made three OH!s and one design of each, for a total of seven pennants.
Do the FPP blocks as usual. Sew the sections / pieces of each pennant right sides together as shown in the layout diagrams included in the templates sheets.
Cut the backs of the pennants using the tree template as a model.
Place the backing and pennant top right sides together and sew along the whole perimetre, leaving the top side open. Carefully clip the three corners at the bottom part of the pennant close to the thread. Do not clip the thread!
Turn inside out the pennant and press to achieve crisp edges.
Take one 5″ × 1½” strip and fold either side 1/2″ in, so wrong sides are touching. Press.Fold one of the long edges of the strip in ¼” and place the strip on the pennant, lining up the unfolded edge of the strip with the open side of the pennat. Sew along this edge. Do the same with the other pennants.
Place the string within the seam allowance of the pennant and fold back the strip, leaving the string inside. Press.
Secure the strip and the string with wonder clips or pins. Repeat the process with the remaining pennants, measuring the distance between them. I’ve set a 4″ distance between them to decorate a fireplace.
Topstitch at either open side of the strip and along the top of the pennant, close to the folded edge of the strip. Repeat the process with the remaining pennants.
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How to make FPP Xmas pennants
Supplies
Get the free templates!
Thank you!
You’ll recieve an e-mail to confirm your subscription. Please check your spam/junk folder.
Instructions
From the main fabric cut:
First of all, print the FPP templates at home or take them to a copy shop to have them printed. Make sure that when printing them the option to print at real size or 100% scale is activated. Do not activate “fit to page”.
Print the desired templates. Tree and Present pennants are easier to make than Santa or Deer. I have made three OH!s and one design of each, for a total of seven pennants.
Do the FPP blocks as usual. Sew the sections / pieces of each pennant right sides together as shown in the layout diagrams included in the templates sheets.
Cut the backs of the pennants using the tree template as a model.
Place the backing and pennant top right sides together and sew along the whole perimetre, leaving the top side open. Carefully clip the three corners at the bottom part of the pennant close to the thread. Do not clip the thread!
Turn inside out the pennant and press to achieve crisp edges.
Place the string within the seam allowance of the pennant and fold back the strip, leaving the string inside. Press.
Secure the strip and the string with wonder clips or pins. Repeat the process with the remaining pennants, measuring the distance between them. I’ve set a 4″ distance between them to decorate a fireplace.
Topstitch at either open side of the strip and along the top of the pennant, close to the folded edge of the strip. Repeat the process with the remaining pennants.
4 replies to “How to make FPP Xmas pennants”
Melanie
They are so lovely! xo Melanie
Augusto
Thanks a lot Mel! Glad you like them.
Suzy
I love these! Thank you!
Augusto
Thanks dear! Enjoy!
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